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...vy, Retired (6 September, 1863 &ndash; 9 June, 1947) commanded the [[Dover Patrol]] from 1915-17 and embarked on a post-retirement career as a naval historia ...} with seniority of 20 August, 1883. He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1TB33|f=t}} on 7 July 1887, for manoeuvres.<ref>"Naval & Military Intellige

...f the [[Grand Fleet]] from 4 August, 1914 until replaced in this role by {{UK-QueenElizabeth}} on 16 February, 1917.{{UKCeased|p. 1}} ...r George A. Callaghan]]. She replaced {{UK-1Neptune}}, which joined the {{UK-BS|1}}.<ref>"The New Fleet Flagship" (News). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 10 M

...y-built monitors. ''Wolfe'' spent her entire war service with the [[Dover Patrol]], bombarding the German-occupied Belgian coastline, which had been heavily ...e flag of Vice-Admiral [[Reginald Hugh Spencer Bacon|Reginald Bacon]], the patrol's commander who had served with Moreton in the submarine service. Anchored

...nder William Chisholm-Batten|Alexander W. Chisholm-Batten]] paid off the {{UK-1Resolution}} on 9 October and he and his crew turned over to ''Formidable' ...Lieutenant [[Arthur Pringle]] and two sailors died on 28 April 1902 when a boat derrick they were restowing after use fell on them at Terranova Pausania, I

...ly friend. On 6 May, 1892, he received his first command, that of Torpedo Boat 21, which was commissioned for training purposes.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. ...was paid off on 29 August, and on 11 September he joined the battleship {{UK-EmpressOfIndia}} in the Channel Squadron,<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.<

...[[David Beatty]] [[Battle Cruiser Fleet]] as it left [[Rosyth]]. Another U-boat would force her way into the Firth of Forth, close to Rosyth, one would rec ...readnoughts {{UK-QueenElizabeth|f=p}} and {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=p}}, the {{UK-Australia|f=tp}}, two cruisers and 17 destroyers were in the dockyard. Howe

...nical questions in regard to fitting the same (except Yacht and Motor Boat Patrol, dealt with by ''Fourth Sea Lord''). <div name=fredbot:office3SL otitle="Third Sea Lord" nat="UK">

The '''Diary of Alec S. Tempest''' (1899-1978), signal boy aboard {{UK-Lion|f=p}} from 20 May 1915 through 26 April, 1919 can be found at the Cair If found please return to A.S. Tempest Siglm. 47 Mess {{UK-Lion|f=p}} or 37 Hunslett Road Leeds. If not able to do so please destroy

...53|31 December, 1889}} On 6 May, 1890, he was appointed to the gun boat {{UK-Thrush}} on the [[North America and West Indies Station]], under the comman He was appointed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} on 10 January, 1907.{{NLOct08|p. 322}}

...n dreadnoughts ready at Scapa Flow and the eight pre-dreadnoughts of the {{UK-BS|3}} and five battlecruisers at Rosyth in the Firth of Forth. The battlec ...nemy service, and, if fortune were favourable, to surprise light forces on patrol.'<ref>Committee of Imperial Defence. German Navy and Sources of Material. D

...inner one of five boats and an outer one of three. The seaplane carrier {{UK-Engadine|f=p}}, with two seaplanes armed with bombs and one with a torpedo, ...ction was to propose that the {{UK-BCS|1}}, the {{UK-LCS|1}} and 2nd and {{UK-DF|4}} should support the operations, with the battleships nearby. The Admi

...publicised presence of the British battle cruisers {{UK-Invincible}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} at the Falklands lowered the British numerical superiority in ...e dreadnoughts of the [[Orion Class Battleship (1910)|''Orion'' Class]]. {{UK-Thunderer|f=p}} was missing because she was undergoing a refit.{{UKNSMonoII

...s of "Special Service" (or "Q") ships, employing [[:Category:Depth Charge (UK)|depth charges]], bomb-throwers, non-directional hydrophones, Indicator or * the new strategy of grouping destroyers into [[Hunting Patrol]]s

{{CaptRN}} [[Morgan Singer]] was commander of {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} at the start of the war, and appointed [[Director of Naval Ord Very large building programmes of T.B.D.s, submarines, patrol craft were started early in the war & immense numbers of trawlers, yachts &

...tive surprise night raid against the drifter force, {{UK-Dartmouth}} and {{UK-Bristol}} would sortie from the port of [[Brindisi]] to fight alongside Fre ...group of ships on "Detached Service" from the [[Mediterranean Fleet]]. {{UK-Queen}} is the flagship, having formerly been the second flagship in the Me

...sunk as she returned to port.{{March|p. 141}} Commodore (T) was in the {{UK-Amethyst|f=t}}.{{March|p. 164}} ...d Bight]], destroyers {{UK-Laertes}}, {{UK-Laurel}}, {{UK-Liberty}}, and {{UK-Lysander}} torpedoed light cruiser {{DE-Mainz}}. Only ''Lysander'' avoided

...of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home Flee ...ne'' were attached to the {{UK-Vernon}}. ''Hardy'' was attached to the ''{{UK-Excellent}}''.

...of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters) and "[[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|Coastals]]". It was assigned to the Third Division of the Home Flee ...der the orders of the Commander in Chief, Portsmouth and were tenders to {{UK-Pomone}}.

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...me=fredbot:officecaptD otitle="Captain (D), Sixth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK"> ...e=fredbot:officeFGO otitle="Gunnery Duties, Sixth Destroyer Flotilla" nat="UK">

...the German submarine {{DE-U9}} in the North Sea. The ships, part of the {{UK-CS|7}} (also known as Cruiser Force C) of the [[Southern Force]], were unde ...Rear Admiral [[Henry Hervey Campbell|Henry Campbell's]] {{UK-CS|7}}, the {{UK-SF|7}} and the [[First Destroyer Flotilla (Royal Navy)|First]] and [[Third

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* Northern Patrol, by Donald L Kindell * Northern Patrol, by Donald L Kindell

...3, Leake was appointed Captain of {{UK-Amethyst}} and Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|8}}.{{NLJul13|p. 276-7}} On 1 October he transferred to {{UK-Pathfinder}}, retaining command of the flotilla.<ref>Leake Service Record.

...was one of ten Rivers expected to arrive at Portsmouth in order to have {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} install wireless telegraphy equipment in them.{{NMI|Saturday, In March 1910, she was in the {{UK-DF|1}}, which was then part of First Division, Home Fleet.

...miralty's severe displeasure. A second collision in March 1904 with the {{UK-Osprey|f=t}} drew a similar rebuke.<ref>Spicer-Simson Service Record. {{TN Also in approximately 1904, ''Vixen'' was in a collision with {{UK-1Skate}}.

...M.S. ''Bruizer''''' was one of thirty-six [[27 Knotter]]s, early [[Torpedo Boat Destroyer]]s built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the 1890s. ...s as part of a patrol flotilla out of Lamlash, which might well mean the {{UK-SF|9}}. She would be dropped from the ''Navy List'' by April, 1914.<ref>''

..., {{UK-1Ferret}}'s propeller entangled the painter of a boat, smashing the boat and throwing the three occupants into the drink. The men were rescued with In mid-1913, she was operating with {{UK-DF|9}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla.{{NLJul13|p. 374}}

...had increased to 12 T.B.Ds. and the formation had taken the name of the {{UK-DF|1}}. By March 1910 she was with the {{UK-DF|2}}, operating as part of the First Division, Home Fleet.

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...knot setting of the {{Torp|18-in Mark IV|UK}} and the {{Torp|14-in Mark X*|UK}}. ...o tubes had been removed from the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class patrol boats]], and so the T.D.S. Mark V was removed from them, leaving them only

...33}}||align=center|{{UK-TB041}}||align=center|{{UK-TB045}}||align=center|{{UK-TB049}} ...rol boats were added, bringing the strength to four torpedo boats and four patrol boats.{{SMNLMay17|p. 17}}

...d by a flotilla of destroyers, meaning that an attack on either the anti-U-boat barrage across the Dover Straits or cross channel shipping was possible. Ba ...} and two "P" boats were protecting the shipping traffic. The 30-knotter {{UK-Flirt|f=p}} was guarding the drifters on the anti-submarine barrage.<ref>Na

...cember of 1914, using a depot ship and three submarines pared off of the {{UK-SF|7}}, though it may have existed as early as August, when {{RearRN}} [[Ar |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Alecto}}

...ing the forward section of the mined {{UK-1Zulu}} to the aft part of the {{UK-1Nubian}}, which had been torpedoed. The result was a serviceably spliced ...Email from Michael Lowrey 20201129, citing Robert M. Grant's 1969 book ''U-Boat Intelligence'', pp 83, 84.</ref>

...K-Titania}} as depot ship and {{UK-D7}} and {{UK-D8}} have come from the {{UK-SF|8}}.{{SMNLDec15|p. 12}}{{SMNLNov15|p. 13}} |align=center colspan=6|{{UK-Titania}}

...51, 55, 56, 60-63) were started but were completed as [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" Boats]]. | {{UK-P11}}

...'P37''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...'P52''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P16''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P20''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P31''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. In March 1925, ''P31'' was attached to the {{UK-ASF|1}} at Portland. She paid off on 6 March.{{NLApr25|. 257}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P26''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P40''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...eted to full crew on 19 December, 1927, in early 1929 she was one of three patrol boats attached to the [[Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla]],{{NLFeb29|p. 257

...'P59''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. ...n 27 February, 1920.{{NLApr25|p. 257}} In early 1929 she was one of three patrol boats attached to the [[Portland Anti-Submarine Flotilla]],{{NLFeb29|p. 257

...>'''H.M.S. ''P15''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P19''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...S. ''P27''''' was one of forty-four patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. ...In 1918, he would again be involved in a collision, this time with the {{UK-Paris|f=t}}.<ref>Notley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/74.|}} f. 74.</re

...>'''H.M.S. ''P22''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P17''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P18''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...S. ''P24''''' was one of forty-four patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P34''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P32''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P28''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P36''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...'P50''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P21''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...S. ''P25''''' was one of forty-four patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...S. ''P30''''' was one of forty-four patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P23''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...'P57''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P29''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P53''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P11''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P35''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P48''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P49''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P54''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P13''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P45''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P47''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P46''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P58''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P14''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. ...seeing her completion, and which juncture he assumed command of the patrol boat.<ref>Hartnoll Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/53/86.|D7605497}} f. 85.</ref>

...'P41''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...'P64''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. By the end of 1922, she was one of eleven patrol craft in the care of Shipkeepers in Sheerness.{{NLJan23|pp. 787-9}}

...'P39''''' was one of forty-four [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P33''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...the [[Royal Navy]]. In 1925, she was renamed '''''Spey''''', the only "P" boat to be given a name. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

...>'''H.M.S. ''P12''''' was one of 44 patrol boats of the [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" class]]. {{Footer "P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)}}

The '''Dover Patrol''' was a [[Royal Navy]] command based in [[Dover]] and [[Dunkirk]]. ...f the war, with its strength primarily comprised of the {{UK-DF|6}}, the {{UK-SF|5}}, the [[Downs Boarding Flotilla]], and at times a collection of monit

...''' was one of 36 first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. ...joined the {{UK-DF|6}} of the [[Dover Patrol]] in March, 1915. She and {{UK-TB4}} would remain in this employ to the end of the war.{{SMNLMay15|p. 15}}

...one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. In March, 1910, ''T.B. 21'' was in the {{UK-DF|3}}, which was then part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.{{NLApr10|p.

...one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. In March 1910, ''T.B. 25'' was one of twelve torpedo boats in the {{UK-DF|4}}, operating as part of the Third Division, Home Fleet.

...was one of 53 first-class torpedo boats of the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]]. ...being borne either in the receiving ship {{UK-Tamar}} or the battleship {{UK-Triumph}}.{{NLMar13|p. 382}} She would serve, along with ''T.Bs. 036, 037

...one of thirty-six first-class torpedo boats of the [[Cricket Class Torpedo Boat (1906)|''Cricket'' class]]. Originally named '''H.M.S. ''Sandfly''''', her name was changed to ''Torpedo Boat No. 4'' in 1907.

...was one of 53 first-class torpedo boats of the [[125 Footer Class Torpedo Boat (1885)|125 Footer class]]. ...ss until January 1889, when she was transferred to Portsmouth to replace {{UK-2TB12}}, which had been "sent some time ago to Chatham."<ref>"Naval and Mil

...s assigned to the [[Adriatic Squadron]] along with sisters {{UK-B8}} and {{UK-B9}}. At a time when it coastal submarines were enjoying ever-less utility ...he would be reconfigured for surface-only operation as an "S" class patrol boat. She returned with three sisters to the Adriatic Squadron in August 1917.

..., daughter of the constructive manager at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]. The boat bobbed out easily into "the open waters of the Medway" and was towed to No. ...d destroyers gathered around {{UK-Bonaventure|f=p}}, ramming and sinking {{UK-C11}}.{{ToL|Submarine Disaster|Friday, Jul 16, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39013}}

...he would be reconfigured for surface-only operation as an "S" class patrol boat. She returned with three sisters to the Adriatic Squadron in August 1917. {{CatShipSubmarine|UK}}

After being attacked by an Austrian flying boat on 11 December, 1915, Lieutenant [[Samuel Maryon Gorton Gravener|Gravener]] ...he would be reconfigured for surface-only operation as an "S" class patrol boat. She returned with three sisters to the Adriatic Squadron in August 1917.

...ed to the [[British Adriatic Squadron]] along with sisters {{UK-B7}} and {{UK-B8}}. At a time when it coastal submarines were enjoying ever-less utility ...he would be reconfigured for surface-only operation as an "S" class patrol boat. She returned with three sisters to the Adriatic Squadron in August 1917.

...ralian Navy between 1913 and 1917. The Royal Navy considered these to be "patrol" (as opposed to coastal or fleet) submarines.{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 11}} | {{Template:UK-E1}}

...ite, was cancelled in April, 1915. The Royal Navy considered these to be "patrol" (as opposed to coastal or fleet) submarines. Each cost about 80% of what a later [["J" Class Submarine (1915)|"J" class boat]] cost to produce.{{UKTHVol3Part21|p. 11}}

On 15 October, 1914, {{UK-E1}}, {{UK-E9}} and E 11 sortied to enter the Baltic. Lieutenant Nasmith alone failed ...the submarine's periscopes, nearly truncating it. The boat completed its patrol using only a single periscope.<ref>Kemp, ''British Submarines of World War

A total of twenty '''"PC" Boats''' decoy patrol vessels were completed for work with the [[Royal Navy]]. ...en up from vessels intended to be [["P" Class Patrol Boat (1915)|"P" Class Patrol Boats]]. The two classes used the same numbering line.

...'PC 70''''' was one of twenty [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. The boat was sometimes referred to as '''P 70''' or '''PQ 70''' in contemporary docu

...'PC 56''''' was one of twenty [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. The boat was sometimes referred to as '''P 56''' or '''PQ 56''' in contemporary docu

...'PC 73''''' was one of twenty [["PC" Class Patrol Boat (1916)|"PC" class]] patrol boats built for the [[Royal Navy]]. The boat was sometimes referred to as '''P 73''' or '''PQ 73''' in contemporary docu